Would you risk using this tan?

[PourMeAMerlot]

I’ve got a bottle of fake bake (the flawless spray bottle one).
I didn’t think I had it that long but I knew I’d bought it online so I checked my order history and it was purchased in may 2019. 😳

I’ve still got half a bottle left.... it looks ok. Around the nozzle still looks brown and not greenish.
But should I use it?

Could you try it on a patch of skin first and see the result to avoid any potential fake tan disasters all over?

I wouldn't. Having to go out to buy the fake tan remover-which is a load of rubbish and trying in vain to scrub off the mess would have me wishing I'd just bought a new bottle in the first place.
(This was me last year with Bondi Sands)

Hmm.... what’s the best inconspicuous place to test it? I’ve been prepping for 2 days in the hope of slapping on some self tan (exfoliating & moisturising, etc 😬) I was rather hoping to wake up a bronze goddess after a year of being a pasty ghost.

I do have a gradual tan I could use instead but it’s just not the same is it?

@Spied

I wouldn't. Having to go out to buy the fake tan remover-which is a load of rubbish and trying in vain to scrub off the mess would have me wishing I'd just bought a new bottle in the first place. (This was me last year with Bondi Sands)

Ah, see that’s my worry. I can just imagine I’ll end up looking like shrek doing the school run in the morning 😫

What a waste, I actually quite liked that tanning stuff.

I’d use it without a second thought. If it’s in a tube/bottle it most likely has a shelf life of about 24 months from opening. I would be reluctant if it was a pot that I was sticking my hands in, maybe, but in a tube it’s not like you are in amongst it.

I’m the sort of person who sees best before dates on food as a guide, though.

Just re-read that it is a spray. I would 100% use it.

I had a fake tan in the cupboard, went to use it, it smelt awful, could definitely tell it had gone off! I’d do a patch test maybe inner thigh? Should be okay if it smells okay though.

It wouldn't occur to me not to use it. It's fake tan, what do you think will happen?

It will be fine just might not last as long

I opened a brand new bottle of Skinny Tan mousse yesterday and it was completely green. It had been in the cupboard a while but unused in the box. Didn’t want to risk it so no I wouldn’t.

Yeah, I'd use it. I've had bottles knocking around longer than that. They've been fine.

I’ve used stuff older than that. If it smelled bad I’d give it a kiss though,

A miss not a kiss!

If all goes wrong you can start a new career

I wouldn’t. But I have sensitive skin and older opened products are apparently a trigger for me (fragrance sensitivity)